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Airline Retailing in Action: The British Airways & Outpayce Embedded Payments Journey. Join British Airways and Outpayce at T2RL Engage 2026 for a fireside chat exploring how modern payment capabilities can support the evolution toward Offers, Orders, and beyond while helping airlines drive efficiency, conversion, and customer value. 🎤 Verity Kyley , Head of Payments, Agent UI & CRM Platform at British Airways 🎤 Sam Abdou, CEO at Outpayce from Amadeus 📍 T2RL Engage 2026, London 🗓️ September 22 | 14:35 Add this session to your schedule here: https://lnkd.in/eauTrCjV #T2RLEngage #AirlineRetailing #ModernRetailing #Payments #OffersAndOrders #TravelPayments #Amadeus #BritishAirways

⚡️ From fragmentation to orchestration: what does the future of travel finance look like? At Beyond 2026, Sam Abdou, CEO of Outpayce from Amadeus, will share his perspective on one of the biggest transformations shaping our industry. Let's seize this moment together and help set the pace of travel innovation! ☑️ October 21-23 | Sitges (Barcelona) ☑️ Register now: https://lnkd.in/dKyDzRK8 ☑️ Explore more: https://lnkd.in/dgvXzNYv #Beyond2026 #BeyondSummit #TravelFinance #Payments #TravelTech #hospitalityindustry #Voxel

As airlines move beyond NDC and Offer and Order, payments are shifting from optimization to intelligent, adaptive ecosystems.   In the fifth and final article in a five-part series, “From Pipes to Platforms: How AI and Open Banking Will Redefine Airline Payments,” Manolo Bogajo highlights how the next wave of innovation will reshape how value is captured, optimized, and shared.   The article focuses on three key shifts: *Artificial intelligence transforms payments into intelligent decision engines, optimizing fraud, routing, acceptance, cost, and personalization in real time *Open banking introduces new rails that reduce processing costs, chargebacks, and settlement times, while expanding customer reach *Fintech ecosystems enable airlines to evolve into platforms, orchestrating partners, payment methods, and financial flows, while retaining strategic control over architecture, data and Merchant of Record decisions. At Outpayce, we are already enabling this shift today: payments are becoming a data-rich, orchestrated platform that continuously learns and adapts.   The message is clear: the future of airline retail will be defined by intelligent, platform-driven payment ecosystems.   ➡️ Discover how AI and open banking are reshaping airline payments. Read article 5/5: https://lnkd.in/edqEEwQU   #AirlineRetail #Payments #TravelTech #NDC 

Can airlines deliver the same seamless payment experiences as Big Tech, or are the challenges simply too different? At T2RL, Damian Alonso joins the panel “Airlines vs Big Tech Payments: Too Different—and Do We Care?” To explore how modern technology, data and orchestration could reshape airline payments, and where the industry's unique complexities create a different path forward. #T2RL #Outpayce #TravelPayments #TravelTech #AirlineTransformation #AirlineRetailing #Aviation  

As airlines evolve with NDC and Offer/Order, payments have quietly become one of the most powerful levers to grow revenue, directly impacting conversion, yield, and ancillary income.   In the fourth article in a five-part series, “How Smarter Payments Quietly Add Millions to Airline Revenue,” Manolo Bogajo highlights how payment innovation translates retail potential into measurable commercial performance.   The article focuses on three key levers: 󠁯•󠁏󠁏 Payment orchestration turns each transaction into a decision on routing, method, risk, and cost-boosting approvals and recovering revenue. 󠁯•󠁏󠁏 Multi‑payer and split payments enable larger baskets, reduce abandonment, and support corporate and leisure hybrids. 󠁯•󠁏󠁏 Multicurrency pricing and local acceptance convert FX and local preferences into structured revenue while increasing conversion.   At Outpayce, we are at the forefront of this shift: payments are a controllable driver of revenue and margin.   The message is clear: smarter payment strategies don’t just support airline retail—they actively add millions to it.   ➡️ Unlock how payment innovation drives airline revenue. Read article 4/5: https://lnkd.in/e6JeRxRr     #AirlineRetail #Payments #TravelTech #NDC     

As airlines move to NDC and Offer/Order, personalization no longer stops at the offer—it must extend into payments.   In the third article in a five-part series, “From Personalized Offers to Personalized Payments: The Missing Link in Airline Retail,” Manolo Bogajo highlights a key shift: payments are what make personalization real.   The article shows how combining NDC context with Offer/Order continuity enables airlines to move beyond generic checkout toward traveler-centric payment experiences, where payment methods, pricing, loyalty, and post-purchase actions are fully aligned with the customer.   At Outpayce, this is the transformation we are leading in airline payments: payments are no longer just a transaction step, but a core lever of the retail experience.   It highlights that payment-aware personalization, powered by customer data and profiles, tokenization, digital wallets, and alternative payment methods, allows airlines to create tailored, frictionless experiences while improving conversion and engagement.   The takeaway is clear: Offer, Order, and Payment must operate as one integrated system for personalization to truly deliver value.   ➡️ Unlock how personalized payments are transforming airline retail. Read article 3/5: https://lnkd.in/eWWdPqJJ   #AirlineRetail #Payments #TravelTech #NDC #Personalization

💳 The future of airline retailing depends on more than great offers; it depends on great payments. Travelers want the convenience of one-click purchases, whether they're adding a seat upgrade, lounge access, or another service during their journey. But that only happens when they trust airlines to store their payment details securely. Payment tokenization helps make that possible. By securely storing payment credentials, it reduces friction at checkout and supports the seamless payment experiences retailing requires. As airlines transition to offers, orders, settlement, and delivery, payment tokenization is playing an increasingly important role in building traveler trust and supporting conversion. Learn why secure payments are critical to airline retailing. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eahzHJsU #AirlineRetailing #PaymentTokenization #PaymentsInnovation #DigitalTransformation #PCIDSS

As airlines transition to NDC and Offer/Order, payments become a critical foundation of the retail model, not just a transaction step. In the second blog in his 5-part series, “Why NDC and Offer/Order Won’t Work Without a New Payment Backbone,” Manolo Bogajo highlights a key reality: the move to modern retail models multiplies payment complexity, from a handful of flows to hundreds of variations across methods, payers, timing, Merchant of Record, and regulations, beyond what ticket-centric, batch-based systems can comfortably handle. He explains why payment orchestration becomes the control plane of airline retail, turning each transaction into a real-time decision across route, method, risk, cost, and order lifecycle, rather than a static flow. He also underlines a critical success factor: airlines that define Merchant of Record roles, map and prioritize key payment flows, and invest in orchestration can turn NDC and Offer/Order into a scalable and profitable retail model, while others risk seeing value lost at checkout. ➡️ Read 'Unlock the role of payment architecture in airline retail' here: https://lnkd.in/gdAHxkTf ➡️ If you missed Manolo's first blog, read it here: https://lnkd.in/gJjmE2tB #AirlineRetail #Payments #TravelTech #NDC

Every additional purchase opportunity in the traveler journey relies on one thing: trust. As airlines expand their retailing ambitions, delivering seamless payment experiences is becoming just as important as offering the right products and services. Payment tokenization helps airlines protect sensitive card data while making it easier for travelers to complete purchases across multiple touchpoints. The result? Greater confidence, smoother transactions, and a stronger foundation for scalable airline retailing. At Outpayce, we see tokenization becoming a key building block for the future of airline commerce, helping airlines balance security, convenience, and growth. 👉 Discover the role tokenization can play in modern airline retailing in our infographic. https://lnkd.in/dHsW29TD #ModernAirlineRetailing #Tokenization #PCIDSS #PaymentSecurity #DigitalTransformation